Since Jan. 20, President Donald Trump’s second administration has put 19 executive orders in place. However, among some of the winings of the current government, even before taking possession, the reverse of the decision to ban TikTok on U.S. territory...
SOFT SKILLS ARE BETTER FOR THE WORKPLACE
By: Emily Beebe, Opinion Editor
When students get a job after graduation or during their academic journey, employers look for candidates who have soft and hard skills. Soft skills include good communication,...
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS AREN’T POINTLESS
By: Jackson Shields, Assistant Opinion Editor
Like clockwork, with the beginning of a new year comes a flood of new resolutions, each bearing an unspoken promise that says this year will be better than the...
THE 24-HOUR CLOCK IS SUPERIOR
By: Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist
In the United States, we spend a lot of time using the suffixes a.m. and p.m. to clarify what time we are referring to. However, people sometimes forget to include these suffixes,...
During the 2024 election season, voters saw differing proposals from candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and president-elect Donald Trump.
As the former president was chosen, his policies will govern the United States for the next four years.
With...
RENEWABLE ENERGY
By: Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist
The output of a nuclear power plant compared to its environmental impact is far superior to renewable energy. Even still, nuclear energy is too expensive and time consuming to adopt widely.
Small...
With Election Day right around the corner, the debate between the Electoral College and popular vote is once again heating up.
The popular vote is a democratic system in which a country’s citizens decide who is placed in power. Simply put, in an...
STORE-BOUGHT COSTUMES
By: Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist
An iconic part of Halloween is the costumes people wear. Monsters, fictional characters or professions that children may be interested in are common options found in stores.
Many people...
SPRING SEMESTER IS BETTER THAN FALL SEMESTER
By: Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist
No one likes to be too cold or too hot, but Neptune Hall West and North students, such as myself, are more likely to deal with the latter, especially during fall semester.
Neptune...
LIFE IN SPACE IS NOT PROBABLE
By: Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist
While it is undeniable that life in space is a fact that we will find out about sooner or later, because of the nature of the universe, this discovery is far from...
Mark Robinson, the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, is facing severe controversy for online comments he made from 2010 through 2012.
Comments were traced back to Robinson through the username “minisoldr,” which was used repeatedly across...
ANIMATED TV BETTER THAN LIVE-ACTION
By: Jackson Shields, Opinion Columnist
Consider the story of David and Goliath. David, the young and scrawny shepherd, stands before the towering Goliath with only a slingshot and a single stone; he faces insurmountable...
